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nD MI PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday - Thursday Consolidated with The Nehawka Enterprise - Delivered Twice Weekly to More Than 3000 Cass County Families VOLUME 72 PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1953 SIX PAGES FIVE CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 84 CASS COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER TO-GE 0 With Joyirmo Purchase of the subscription list to the Elmwood Leader-Echo and consolidation of the publication with the Plattsmouth Journal was completed here Friday between Ronald 11. Furse, publisher of the Journal, and George 1 Messing, editor and publisher of the Leader-Echo. Names of the subscribers to the Elmwood paper are now being prepared by the Journal to add to its growing list of readers. The new subscribers will be added to the Journal list following the last publication of the Elmwood paper on September 24. Student Senate Delegates Named Student Senate representatives were elected this morning by the four high school classes. Elected were five seniors, four juniors, three sophomores and two fresh men. Class representatives on the senate will be: Seniors Jon Schuetz, Deloris Beins, Byron Finnefrock, Janet Kalasek and Don Hutchinson. Juniors Terrv Ernst, Dean Dunham, Mary McCarthy and Jim Graves. Sophomores Carol Potschies, Dan Huebner and Nancy Siemo neit. Freshmen Rae Mae Henry and Donna Ernst. Holdover members of the sen ate are JoNon Albin, Peggy Frans and Barney Eiting, sen iors; Marion Hild and Betty Todd, juniors; Jeannie Newton, sophomore. Railroad Board Official Coming A representative of the Rail road Retirement Board will be at the office of George J. Jaeger, superintendent of the Burling ton Refrigerator ExDress Com pany shops at Plattsmouth Tuesday, September 15. The board representative in vites persons having questions in connection with retirement, wife's or husband's annuities, unemployment insurance, sick ness benefits, or who are inter ested in railroad employment, to call on her, according to Dis trict Manager K. R. Harbour. Mrs. Knecht To Head County Polio Chapter Again Mrs. Lottie Knecht, chairman of the Cass county chapter of Infantile Paralysis, has been re elected for the coming year. Other officers elected at the meeting, held at Weeping Wa ter, were: Mrs. Lottie Stacy of Weeping Water, vice-chairman; Mrs. Sophia Wolever, secretary; Mrs. Helen John of Weeping Wa ter, treasurer; Mrs. Howard Ru back of Plattsmouth, executive board; and Dr. O. E. Liston of Elmwood,' medical. School Exhibit Rates 1st Place Plattsmouth's school exhibit has received first place award in the education department's collection display of school work, according to notification receiv ed today by Supt. T. I. Fnest blue "ibbon Friest received a and a check for $25 from the state fair board. Clearly no ticeable, on the. invoice was a change with first place being written over an erased second place. Previously Plattsmouth had been listed as second. McQuinn Named Principal At Omaha School John McQuinn. native of Cass county and former teacher in the Murray and Union schools, has been appointed to the post of principal in the Omaha school svstem. He win neaa tne High land Elementary and Junior high school. Last year he taught in the Technical Juniority hieh school in Omaha. He holds the Bachelor of Sci ence degree from Peru and the Master of Arts degree from Om aha University. The past sum mer he began work at the Uni versity of Nebraska toward a Doctor of Education degree. Ray Harold, Sr., and son, Ray Harold, Jr., were in St. Joseph, Mo., Sunday where they visited with Mrs. Ray Harold, Sr., who is a patient in the Missouri Methodist hospital there. Roy Holley attended the 355th Infantry Division reunion held in Omaha on Friday and Sat urday. . na n era bisS idiot e rurcnase or tne paper Dy ins Journal marks the second time in the past 15 months that a Cass county paoer has given up publication and become consol idated with the Plattsmouth Journal. The Nehawka Enter prise, published by Glenn Rut ledge for many years, was con solidated with the Journal on July 1, 1952. Elmwood Leader-Echo sub scribers will start receiving the Plattsmouth Journal with the Monday issue of September 27. Those subscribers who are also on the Journal list, will receive an extension of time on their regular Journal subscription, while other subscribers will be added to the Journal mailing list. Completion of the consolida tion details will cut short the 67th year of publishing by the Echo. It noted its 66th birth day only last week and will be published only two more times. Started by A. U. Mayfield some 66 years ago, the paper had been published by the Blessing fam ily for 39 years. George Bless ing had been editor and pub lisher for the past 15 years. Bert Clements had also pub lished the paper at Elmwood at one time, before the two Elm wood papers, the Leader and Echo were consolidated. Addition of the Leader-Echo i list to the Plattsmouth Journal's growing list of subscribers will bring' the Journal's circulation to a new all-time high,. The Journal has shown steady growth in subscriptions over a period of several years, with its current list at its top peak. Mr. Blessing, here Friday to complete the transaction, was not definite about his plans, but may move to Lincoln in the near future. He will continue to do some job work at the Elmwood printing plant. Truck Strikes House Trailer Near Elmwood Sideswiped by a truck, a house trailer and car, driven by Joseph E. Toomey of Salt Lake City. Utah, went out of control and into a ditch on Highway 34 Wed nesday. Sheriff Tom Solomon, who in vestigated the accident, said a truck driven by Kenneth D. Am oth of Lincoln, traveling east in the same direction as Toomey, clipped the house trailer while attempting to pass. Solomon said Amoth continu ed on after the accident but was apprehended near Lincoln. Paint from the house trailer was found on the truck's right side and pieces of the trailer window were found embedded in the truck. The accident occurred three miles east of Elmwood. No one was injured. 1 A Classified Ad in The Journal costs as little as 35 cents. Court Decisions Tougher; Trial Set Next Week Few successfully evaded the gendarmes Saturday night as Judges Herman Meisinger, Glenn Wetenkamp and Cap Gayer convened the second session of the King Korn Karnival Kang aroo Kourt. Prosecuting Attonrey Harold Lebens maintained his "never lost a case" record while De- I fense Attorney Francis M. Cas ey continued to find that, re gardless of circumstances, all his clients "appear to be guil- But in handing down sen tences, the three judges found that light sentences just won't halt the growing list of .viola tions. As such they have out lined definite penalties and have also scheduled one case for trial by juy. Joe Zastera, chairman of the Korn Karnival Kangaroo .Kourt program, found that he is not immune to the court's decrees, and has been ordered to jump from a ladder into a tank of water. The event will be held next Saturday night when the third and final pre-Karnival court session is held. The Plattsmouth Volunteer Fire Department will set up one County Treasurer Resigns; Will Take Allied Job Miss Ruth Patton, Cass coun ty treasurer for ten years, today filed notice of her resignation with the Cass County Board of Commissioners through the of fice of the county clerk. Her resignation is to be effective with the close of business on September 30. Closely associated with Cass county government for 27 years, Miss Patton disclosed that she will enter the employ of the Ni trogen Division of Allied Chem ical and Dye Corporation as sec retarial assistant to B. J. Buck. Miss Patton's letter addressed to the county board is as fol lows: "It is with regret and reluc- tanr.p that I tender you my res ignation from the position of Cass County Treasurer, effective October 1, 1953. This formal presentation will confirm my verbal resignation given to you at your official meeting on Sep tember 1. 'The wage scale established for the type of work adminis tered by members of my staff has been inadequate to meet competition in private industry, and as a result it has become increasingly difficult to main tain an efficient trained staff. The Nebraska Legislature has passed laws affecting the treas urer's office to the extent that more work has been added to Union Servicemen Meet 3 Years In Japan After Sgi. Merle Rogers and Staff Sergeant Marion Merle Rogers, stationed at Itazuke Air Base, Japan, recently visited William C. Crawford, MR third class, who is stationed at Sasebo Naval Station. It marked the first meeting of the two youths since early 1950 when Crawford enlisted in the Navy in June. The following October Rogers enlisted in the Air Force. Crawford was serving his third tour in the Far East when he and Sgt. Rogers got together. ARM INJURED Conley Bailey of Denver, for merly of Plattsmouth, is con valescing with an army injury at his home after suffering the Injury in a construction job mis hap. He was operating a pile driver when his right arm be came entangled in a rope. It was severely bruised, twisted and lacerated. Journal Wane Ads Pay! - of its ladders adjacent to the tank. It was Herb Minor who earned the right for a trial by jury. De tense Attorney Casey, plead ing for hLs client, influenced the judges over the protests of f'Mr. Prosecutor," Harold Le bens. The trial will also be held next Saturday night. Released from the paddy wa gon to face the three stern judges were Mrs. Francis Casey, Joe Kruntorad. Elmer Wurtele, Clement T. Woster, Kenneth Dunlap, Mrs. Fern Harger, C. C. Girardot, Bill . Knorr, Herb Minor, Helen Alexander and Dr. Amato. Police Officers Kenneth ' Dun lap and Dich March found that their badges and authority have no value in the land of King Korn and in the Kangaroo Kourt. Both were virtually car ried to the courtroom for al leged violations. Kops making the raid under Chief E. O. Vroman were Earl Allbee. Harry Rainey, Harry Plyman. Paul J. McCormick, Taylor Cuthrell, Ed Kohrell and Wynn Babbitt. Iff - &n&4i fc f 4 - t ZJn&W'J w the office, and no provision made to provide for extra com pensation, or suggested meth ods for administering the inept laws. "During my tenure of office, I have endeavored to render the taxpayers of Cass County ! prompt, courteous and efficient service. "I wish to express my deep appreciation to you for your helpfulness and co-operation, and also to all the other county officials and the members of ! their staffs." "Probably the outstanding county treasurer in Nebraska., Miss Patton has served in every ! office of the Nebraska County Treasurer s Association, includ ing the presidency and has served on its legislative commit tee. Her political record in Cass county has been outstanding. She first entered the county government field in 1926 as dep uty in the office of register of deeds. A year later she be- came a clerk in the treasurer's , -office and wras later appointed deputy. Miss Patton left Cass county government circles for one month when she was employed as a secretary at the Martin Bcmter plant in 1942. But on December 1, 1942, she was ap pointed county treasurer to fill I MR 3C Wm. C. Crawford Rogers has been in Japan since September, 1952. Rogers obtained a ride in a Navy PMB amphibious plane from his base that landed in the water a short distance from Crawford's ship. The Air Force sergeant was conducted on a guided tour of the ship, the USS Hector. The two youths were together at Sasebo for two days. Both are from Union. Philip Carl Stertz, 23, of Oma ha, and Mary" Ann Potter, 19, also of Omaha, were issued a license for marriage here Thurs day. Louis B. Sinopoli paid a fine of $11 and costs to county court, pleading guilty by waiver to a charge of speeding. Richard Ted Norris, 19, of Avoca, and Alice Eileen Urwin, 17, of Louisville were issued a license for marriage in county court Saturday. Dan D. Foster pleaded guilty by waiver to a charge of night speeding and paid a fine of $16 and costs to Cass county court. Willard Winfield, 23, of Osceo la, la., and Viola Mae Green, 24, also of Osceola, were issued a license for marriage in county court. Dick Beverage To Enroll At Colgate University Dick Beverage, accompanied by his aunt, Mrs. Edna Boynton, departed early Friday morning for New York City, wfiere they will be guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Warren for a few days. Dick has been awarded a Un ion Carbide scholarship to Col gate University at Hamilton. N.' Y., and is to report there Sep tember 16. MYERS BUY HOME Miss Loris B. Long, local real estate broker, announces com pletion of the sale by Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. O'Donnell of their home at 925 South 10th street to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Myers. Court House a vacancy created by the resig nation of John Turner. Since then she was elected in the general election three times, each time carrying the most votes of any candidate. She was unopposed in both elections, having earned the nomination of! both parties. Miss Patton explains that though the treasurer's office has operated with the same force as it had 20 years ago, the work has more than doubled. She was known to have spent many nights at the office to keen her regular work up to date. A native of Plattsmouth and lifelong resident of the commu nity, she was one of several county officials to assist Chief Justice Robert Simmons in set ting up a program for Boys and Gins County Government - cass county commissioners will act on the resignation of Miss Patton when they meet here Tuesday. Miss Patton said she had, advised the board early this month that she would sub- mit her resignation to be effec tive on October 1. Her term has ! one year to go. ! A prominent Nebraska Repub lican, Miss Patton has been closely associated in local poli tics and was a close friend of the late Senator Kenneth Wher ry and of Senator Hugh Butler of Nebraska. Two Injured in Car-Truck Crash Near Plattsmouth Two Plattsmouth people re ceived cuts and bruises when the car in which they riding collid ed headon with a Watson Bros, truck three miles north of ! Plattsmouth shortly after mid night Sunday. Injured were Russell Arnold, driver of the car, and .Virginia Arriold, 25, a passenger. . Sheriff Tom Solomon, who in vestigated the accident early this morning, said driver of the truck was Squire Watts, Jr., of Omaha. Watts was driving south and Arnold was driving north when the two vehicles met headon. According to Watts, he had started to pass another truck and in pulling into the left lane of traffic observed the Arnold car approaching. . He said he was unable to pull back into his own lane of traffic in time to avoid the accident. Watts was not injured. The Arnolds were taken to St. Mary's hospital at Nebraska City for examination. Common Lav Case Appealed The State Supreme Court has been asked to decide a point which has been ruled two dif ferent ways in Cass county courts. Three children of the Jate Gardner R. Binger of Weep ing Water have asked the state supreme court to rule their fa ther wras unmarried when he died in 1952. District Judge John Dierks re cently ruled that Binger left a common law wife and is entitled to a widow's share of the es tate. Earlier County Judge Raymond J. Case had ruled the other way. Dierks had ruled that Eva Binger was divorced in Septem ber 1943 and went through a marriage ceremony with Binger the next month. Although di vorce decrees don't become final here six months, Dierks ruled that she entered the second marriage believing she was free to marry. Ralph Binger of Los . Angeles, Lelia I. Fernbaugh of Grand Is land, and Laverna Bolz of Weep ing Water have asked for the ruling. Lt. Howland Is Promoted While Serving In Korea William "Bill" Howland of Plattsmouth has been promoted to first lieutenant, relatives here learned last week. Lt. Howland received the promotion while overseas. Lt. Howland has been serving in Korea with the military po lice for the past ten months. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Howland of Plattsmouth and husband of Mrs. Jean How land, Plattsmouth elementary teacher. Mr. and Mrs. Clair Shellen barger accompanied their son, Jerome, to Ames, Iowa, today, wtiere he will enroll In the Iowa State College, of Engineering. Subscribe to The Journal cccccc Steed Joan Norris Is State Fair Queen Nebraska's Style Revue Queen at the State Fair in 1953 is Miss Joan Norris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Norris, of Weeping Water, and grand daughter of Commissioner and Mrs. Ray Norris, also of Weep ing Water. Her entry in me Miiipie tan- pp urea envision earned, a purple ribbon and was judged the best in all divisions. By taking the crown, Miss Nor ris has been awa rded a week's trip to the National 4-H Club Con gress at Chica Miss Norris go in November. She recently competed in the Cass County Fair Queen title, placing second to Queen JoNon Albin. She has been active in 4-H work for several years and earned other purple and blue ribbons with state fair entries. Pleads Not Guilty To Charge Of Not Supporting Kids Orval Major pleaded not guil ty by waiver when arraigned in county court before Judge Ray mond J. Case on a charge of re fusing to support children. He was released after posting $1,000 bond. Judge Case has, set the mat ter for preliminary, hearing in county court on September 18 at 2 p. m. Thrifty Stitchers Tops in Song Thrifty Stitchers 4-H club of Plattsmouth earned a purple ribbon in the song contest at the state fair Wednesday. Win ners of the county fair song contest, they earned the highest award given at the state fair. Mrs. Chester Wiles' 4-H club members also earned a blue rib bon in the 4-H Fun Festival competition Thursday night. The 4-Hers were competing for a berth in the national contest at Chicago. The girls will continue to please Nebraska audiences again next week when they will ap pear on the platform during the King Korn Karnival. For the 4-Hers it meant a winning pattern which started in mid-summer when they won the county fun festival contest. They followed up by placing first in the district, and then during the county fair copped the song contest in addition to presenting their minstrel show. Mr. and Mrs. John Schreiner and Mr. and Mrs. Vic Schreiner attended a gift merchandise dis play . at an Omaha wholesale house Sunday. ir v ? -iyKf a::: . . v.-.-.v '.V. Entries In Greased Pig Contest Set Next Week Several Cass county youths have already submitted their entries to compete in the King Korn Karnival greased pig con test to be staged as an after noon feature of the Karnival. Entries must be mailed to the King Korn Karnival Secretary, Plattsmouth Journal, Platts mouth, Nebraska. Entries will not be accepted after September 19, four days prior to the open ing of the Karnival. Boys and girls 12 years of age and under are eligible to com pete in the contest. They'll be entered In the contest if they Entry Blank Greased Pig Contest I would like to enter the greased pig contest at the King Korn Karnival at Plattsmouth on Thursday afternoon, Sep tember 24, and to compete for the $10 in cash prizes . Name - Affe Address . , - - - Parent's Name , - - TlhitDir iryp Boosters of the King Korn Karnival will tell Karnival plans to residents in neighboring communities next Thurs day when an all day booster trip through portions of Cass and Sarpy counties, and Mills County, Iowa, will be told. President John Soennichsen today announced a ten town schedule for the booster trip, for which many busi nessmen and boosters have already been signed to take cars. Indications are that a large caravan will make the trip. Scouts Meet Here Tonight Boy Scouts at Plattsmouth will resume regular training to night, according to Scoutmas ter Al Linder. The Scouts are asked to meet at Central school at 7 p. m. In announcing the resumDtion of regular meetings, following a J short summer vacation, Linder also suggests that other youths may be interested in entering the Scouting program. Boys within the age requirements, 12 years and older, are invited to attend tonight's meeting. Linder also disclosed that Glenn Pankonin will be assist ant Scoutmaster replacing Ger ald Clayburn. Vm. D. Redmond Dies at Home Wm. D. Redmond, 83, resident of the Plattsmouth Masonic Home, died on Friday. Septem- ber 11, 19o3. He had resided at,rade alon lth sound trck thu V-iomo frr rn'n voire . 2 . . the home for two years A former banker at Mason City, Mr. Redmond came to the Home here from Mason City Lodge No. 170, A.F. & A.M. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Mary Harnly of Lincoln and Mrs. Katherine Dolittle of Taco ma, Wash.; and a brother. John Redmond, of Elsinor, Calif. Funeral services were held at Caldwell-Linder Funeral chapel Sunday with burial at Crab Or chard. Ashbaugh Leaves For Officers Training School Pvt. Gary Ashbaugh, son of Mr. and Mrs. Darl B. Ashbaueh, departed Sunday for Ft. Sill. Oklahoma, where he will attend Officer Candidate School. Ashbaugh, who recently, com pleted basic training at the med ical replacement training; center at Camp Pickett, Va., will re ceive 22 weeks of intensive anti aircraft and guided missile schooling and then be commis sioned a second lieutenant. Hie 20-year-old soldier is a graduate of Plattsmouth high school and attended Omaha University and the University of Nebraska. L. B. Dalton attended the re union of the 355th Infantry Di vision in Omaha Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Dalton attended memorial services and the ban quet at the Fontenelle on Sun day. fill out the accompanying entry blank and mail it to the Karni val secretary. Or, if blanks are not available, they may submit their entry on a sheet of paper or stop at the Journal office and enter their name in the contest. For the contest, a pen will be : set up on Main street. The en trants will seek to catch a greas 1 ed 50-pound pig. Cash prizes of ' $5, $3 and $2 will be awarded to the three youngsters catching I the pig in the shortest amount 'of time. T The caravan will tour Glen- wood. Ia., Bellevue, Papillion and Springfield in Sarpy County, Louisville, Weeding Water. Avo ca, Nehawka, Union and Murray in Cass county. Korn Karnival officials are hoping for a record turnout for the booster trip. The booster chairmen, Joe Kruntorad and Tom Solomon, are seeking a lLst of men and women who will drive cars in the enravan. The more cars and people the great- er the booster trip will be Soennichsen also points out that participants in the booster trip must be garbed In the Korn Karnival official costume. That means denim or gingham will be worn by all boosters. Boosters are to form their caravan at the Soennichsen parking lot at 8 a. m. Thursday morning, September 17. The caravan will depart for Glen wood at that time. Soennichsen asks that anyone capable of driving a car in the booster trip, contact him. If in dividuals seek to accompany the boosters and need a ride, Soen nichsen advises that they be at the starting point. Space should be available. Tom Solomon will lead the pa- irom the Peter pan Bread com pany. Efforts are also being made to obtain a band for the caravan. Business men who have al ready pledged to take cars in the parade include Leo Scanlon, Leo Meisinger, John Soennich sen, Joe Kruntorad, Clem Wos ter, Joe Zastera, Schrelrl's Drug, Bill Knorr, Merlin Jo chimsen, Carl Chriswiser, Jerry Eiting and Cecil Karr. Many others are also expected to pledge during the next three days. . , Firemen Plan "Tank Dunking" Concession at (( Plattsmouth Volunteer Fire men will add a new wrinkle to the King Korn Karnival next week when they set up a con cession and take turns at be ing dunked in a tank of water. It's a novelty concession in which firemen ride a perch over a tank of water. Contestants may attempt to unseat the Fire men by throwing baseballs at a target. A direct hit will trip the mechanism and the Fire men will be doused. Arrangements for the con cession were adopted by the Fire Department last Tuesday night at a special meeting and completed the following dny. The event is staged by the activ ities committee of the fire de partment. The concession will be in op eration on the midway through out the three big days of the Korn Karnival. Firemen will take turns riding the trap seat, as well as in operating the booth. Early indications are that firemen have a lot of friends cr an awful lot of enemies. From word up and down the street. ;it seems every man and woman lis anxious to "virtually drown' I every one of the department 'personnel. . i Howard Hir?. chairman, and i Clark Finney came up with the 'idea for the specialty. They made arrangements with, the Ashland Fire Department for the trap set-up. Missionary To Speak At Christian Church Rev. Byron W. Ross, for the rast five years a missionary to the southern Philippines, will appear tonight at the First Christian church in Plattsmouth to present a resume of mission ary work in the sector. Rev. Ross, .who has partici pated in Christian activity among the Moros'and Moham medans of Mindanoa will have an interesting story to tell of this type of work. This is one-night missionary rally, which starts at 7:30 p. m.fc is open to the pnablle. Slide pic tures will also be shown during the meeting.